Anthraquinone compounds

ABSTRACT

COMPOUNDS OF THE FORMULA   1-NH2,2-(HO3S-),4-((4-(X-NH-),2,5-DI(HO3S-)PHENYL)-NH-)-   ANTHRAQUINONE   WHEREIN X DENOTES A HYDROGEN ATOM OR AN ACYL RESIDUE.

Patented Aug. 28, 1973 United States Patent "ice 3mm i The present invention thus provides new, valuable, wa- 3,755,379 g t I ter-soluble anthraquinone compounds of the general for- ANTHRAQUINONE COMPOUND mula Henri Riat, Arlesheim, and Arthur Buehler, Rheinfelden,

Swiltzerland, assignors to Ciba-Geigy AG, Basel, Swit- CO zer an No Drawing. Filed Jan. 26, 1970, Ser. No. 5,939 503E Claims priority, application Switzerland, Jan. 28, 1969,

Int. Cl. C09b 1/34 00 Us. 01. 260--372 1 Claim 10 NHQNHHI ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Haas (2) Compounds of the formula wherein X denotes a hydrogen atom or an acyl residue, NH especially a fibre-reactive acyl residue, as well as a new 0 O I process for the manufacture of compounds of Formula 2,

1 I NHQ-NH-X I H wherein X denotes a hydrogen atom or an acyl residue. NH X (3) g 5 in which X denotes a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic acyl The introd ctio of a nd 1 h i id ou 'i t residue, are converted by sulphonation with oleum into the phenylene residue of an anthraquinone dyestu fI of compounds of Formula 2, wherein X denotes a hydrogen the formula atom or an aliphatic acyl residue and, if desired, wherein X=hydrogen, subsequently treating with an acylating agent which preferably contains a fibre-reactive residue, to form compounds of Formula 2, wherein X denotes an acyl residue. According to a modification of the process of the in- NH, vention hydrogen halide may also be split oif from an I 0 anthraquinone compound of Formula 2 or 3, wherein X G: 803E wherein compounds of the general formula so H C 06 l a scan S O3 M NH: C O

NH I denotes an nap-dihalogenopropionyl residue, especially an S03E- .1 i I J (1i) afi-dibromopropionyl residue, by treatment with an alkali is of great industrial importance since the solubility of after or before the sulphonation, the dihalogenopropionyl the dyestufi is increased andthe substantivityof the dye- 40 residue being converted into an a-halogenoacryl residue, stuff, for example of a reactive dyestutf manufactured especially an a-bromoacryl residue. therefrom, is reduced. 1 J t} The compounds of Formula 3 to be used as starting ma- It is known from German specification 1,198,469,1that terials according to the invention can be manufactured in 1-amino-4-(3'-aminophenylamino).- anthraqninone -.2 ,4'- known manner, for example by condensation of l-aminodisulphonic acid can be converted by direct'sulphonation 4-bromoanthraquinone-Z-sulphonic acid with 1,4-diaminoby means of sulphuric acid into the corresponding. 2,-4',,-6- benzene sulphonic acid in aqueous solution and in the trisulphonic acid. It is also known that a sulphonic. acid presence of agents which split ofi? acid, for example sodigroup is introduced into the 2-pos ition by sulphonation um carbonate. of 1-amino-4-(4'-aminophenylamino) anthraquinQHB-Z- The direct sulphonation of the starting compounds of sulphonic acid. Attempts to introduce a second sulphonic Formula 3 is carried out with oleum, which advantageousacid group into the phenyl residue u'nder more severe ex- -ly contains 5 to 15% of sulphur trioxide, and at temperaperimental conditions have however been unsuccessful. tures below 100 0., preferably at 50 to 70 C., the re- Since indirect methods of introduction of sulphonic acid .action mixture being well stirred. The reaction takes a groups were in this case too involved, too expensive or considerable time, about 20 to 40 hours. After completion even impossible to carry out, only those anthraquinone of the reaction the resulting trisulphonic acid of Formula dyestuffs which contain at most one sulphonic acid group 4 is separated, for example by precipitation as the free in the 4-(4-aminophenylamino) residue have hitherto 1 acid, or as the alkali metal salt or in the form of an acid been known in industry. A need has therefore existed for alkali metal salt. a long time to find a method for the introduction of a I The acylation of the starting materials of Formula 4 second sulphonic acid group into the phenyl residue by with an acylating agent can take place in known manner, sulphonation in a technically simple manner. for example in an aqueous medium with the addition of This invention is based on the surprising observation acid-binding agents, for example sodium hydroxide or that the introduction of a second sulphonic acid group by 7 sodium carbonate. direct sulphonation can .be efiected by starting from Suitable acylating agents are, for example, acetyl chloride or benzoyl chloride, but especiall those which con- 1-amino-4-(4'-aminophenylamino) f anthraquinone 2,3,-

. tain a fibre-reactive residue. As acylating agents containdisulphonic acid. 6

ing a fibre-reactive residue, the following may for examsessing at least two nitrogen atoms as hetero-atoms of a fi-membered heterocyclic structure: 4,5-dichloro-l-phenylpyridazone carboxylic acid chloride or sulphonic acid chloride, 4,5-dichloropyridazone propionic acid chloride, 1,4-dichlorophthalazine carboxylic acid chloride or sulphonic acid chloride, 2,3-dichloroquinoxaline carboxylic acid chloride or sulphonic acid chloride, 2,4-dichloroquinazoline carboxylic acid chloride or sulphonic acid chloride, 2-methanesulphonyl-4,S-dichloro 6 methylpyrimidine, tetrachloropyridazine, trichloropyridazine-4-carphenols, nitrotoluidines, phenylenediamines, toluylenediamines, anisidine, phenetidine, diphenylamine, naphthylamines, aminonaphthols, diaminonaphthalenes and especially anilines containing acid groups, for example, sulphobenzylamine, sulphanilic acid, metanilic acid, orthanilic acid, aniline disulphonic acids, aminobenzylsulphonic acids, aniline-w-methane sulphonic acid, aminodibenzoic acids, naphthylamine monosulphonic, disulphonic and trisulphonic acids, aminobenzoic acids, for example Z-hydroxy-S-aminobenzoic acid, aminonaphthol monosulphonic, disulphonic and trisulphonic acids and the like, and also coloured compounds or compounds possessing dyestufi characteristics, for example 4-nitro-4'-aminostilbene disulphonic acid, 2-nitr0-4'-aminodiphenylamino-4,3'-stilbene disulphonic acid, 2-nitro-4-aminodiphenylamine- 4,3-disulphonic acid and especially aminoazo dyestufls or aminoanthraquinones or phthalocyanines which still contain at least one reactive amino group.

The introduction of the substituent which is in the 2-position of the triazine residue can take place before or after the condensation with the starting amine.

Amongst the compounds of Formula 2, wherein X denotes a triazine residue which contains an alkoxy group in the 2-position, those in which an etherified alkyl group boxylic acid chloride, 2,4-bis-methanesulphonyl-G-methyl- I pyrimidine, 2,4,o-trichloropyrimidine or 2,4,5,6-tetrachloropyrimidine, 2,4,6-tribromopyrimidine or 2,4,5,6-tetrabromopyrimidine, Z-methanesulphonyl 4,5 dichloro-6- methylpyrimidine, 2,4-dichloropyrimidine 5 sulphonic acid, S-nitroor S-cyano-Z,4,6-trichloropyrimidine, 2,6- bis-methanesulphonylpyridine-4-carboxylic acid chloride, S-nitro-6-methyl2,4-dichloropyrimidine, 2,6 dichloropyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid chloride, 2,6-dichloropyrimidine-S-carboxylic acid chloride, 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-4- sulphonic acid chloride, 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-s-sulphonic acid chloride, 2,4,5,G-tetrafiuoropyrimidine, 2,4-difluoro- 5,6-dichloropyrimidine, 2-chlorobenzthiazole-6-carboxylic acid chloride, 2-chlorobenzthiazole-fi-sulphonic acid chloride, 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine as well as 2,4,6-tri-(benis bound to the alkoxy group are important.

As acylating agents which contain an alkoxyhalogenotriazine residue invwhich an etherified alkyl group is bound to the alkoxy group, whereby there are also to be understood cyclic ether groupings, for example the oxacyclopentyl residue, those triazines are of particular value which possess an optionally branched alkylene bridge containing at least two and preferably at most four carbon by atoms. As examples of such alkoxy groups there may zenesulphonyl)-1,3,5-triazine and 4,6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazines which are substituted in the 2-position by an aryl or alkyl residue, for example a phenyl, methyl or ethyl residue, or by the residue of an aliphatic or aromatic mercapto compound bound through the sulphur atom or hydroxyl compound bound through the oxygen atom, or especially by a -NH group or by the residue of an aliphatic, heterocyclic or aromatic amino compound bound through the nitrogen atom. As such compounds, the residues of which can be bound to the triazine nucleus by reaction with trihalogenotriazines in the 2-position, the following may for example be mentioned: aliphatic or aromatic mercapto or hydroxyl compounds, for example thioalcohols, thioglycollic acid, thiourea, thiophenols, methyl, ethyl and isopropyl alcohol, alkoxyalkanols, glycollic acid, phenol, chlorophenois or nitrophenols, phenol carboxylic acids and phenol sulphonic acids, naphthols, naphthol sulphonic acids and the like, but especially ammonia and compounds containing amino groups which can be acylated, for example hydroxylamine, hydrazine, phenylhydrazine, phenylhydrazine sulphonic acids, carbamic acid and its derivatives, semicarbazides and thiosemicarbazides and semicarbazones and thiosemicarbazones, methylamine, ethylamine, isopropylamine, methoxyethylamine, methoxypropylamine, dimethylamine,

be mentioned: B-methoxy-ethoxy-, 'y-methoxy-propoxy-, methoxy-isopropoxy-, 'y-methoxy-butoxy-, fi-methoxy-butoxy-, ,5-ethoxy-ethoxy-, ethoxy-isopropoxy-, ethoxy-butoxy-, ethoxy-isobutoxy-, B-propoxy-ethoxy-, q -propoxypropoxy-, -isopropoxy-propoxy-, B-n-butoxy-ethoxy-, isopropoxy-butoxy, n-hexoxy-ethoxy-, oxacyclopentylrnethoxy-, 13 (B methoxyethoxy)-ethoxy-, 8 (B ethoxyethoxy)-ethoxy-, fi-(,B-isopropoxyethoxy)-ethoxy-dichloroor -dibromo-1,3,5-triazine.

The manufacture of these alkoxyhalogenotriazines can be eflfected by reacting a 2,4,6-trichloroor 2,4,6-tribromo- 1,3,5-tn'azine with an alcohol in the presence of an acidbinding agent, preferably in the absence of water.

Suitable alcohols which can be used for the condensation are the alkoxyalkanols which correspond to the to the present process, the mobile halogen atoms of the diethylamine, methylphenylamine, ethylenephenylamine,

chlorethylamine, ethanolamines, propanolamines, benzylamine, cyclohexylamine, morpholine, piperidine, piperazine, aminocarbonic acid esters, aminoacetic acid ethyl ester, aminoethane sulphonic acid, N-methylaminoethane whereinZ denotes an etherified hydroxyl group. The compounds obtained according to the invention by sulphonic acid, but above all aromatic amines, for example aniline, N-rnethylaniline, toluidines, xylidines, chloramlines, por m-aminoacetanilide, nitroanilines, aminofibre-reactive substituents can be easily replaced, for example by reaction with tertiary amines or with hydrazines (for example dimethylhydrazine), whereby fibre-reactive compounds are produced of which the substituent which can be split ofiE is a quaternary ammonium or hydrazinium group bound to a carbon atom, especially of a heterocyclic residue, that is to say for example a group of the formula sulphouation and acylation are new. They can be used as dyestuffs and are suitable for dyeing and printing the most diverse materials, especially polyhydroxylated ma:-

terials, for example cellulose-containing materials of fibrous structure, for example linen, regenerated cellulose and cotton. They have excellent build-up properties and are particularly suitable for dyeing according to the socalled pad dyeing process, according to which the goods are impregnated with aqueous dyestuif' solutions which may also contain salt, and the dyestuffs are fixed after an alkali treatment or in the presence of alkali, with or without heating. The compounds manufactured according to the invention are also suitable for printing.

The processes and the direct dyeing methods which can also be used with many of the compounds obtained according to the present process, lead to dyeings and prints which are distinguished by particular purity of their colour shades. Those compounds which carry a reactive group are distinguished by increased reactivity, very good light fastness and above all by outstanding wet fastness properties. The compounds manufactured according to the invention are furthermore distinguished by a high degree of fixing and easy removability of the non-fixed components.

The compounds obtained according to the invention are also suitable for dyeing nitrogen-containing fibres, for example polyamides, polyurethanes, silk, leather and especially wool, for example from a weakly acid, neutral or weakly alkaline bath, optionally with the addition of the usual auxiliary agents, for example ethylene oxide condensation products of high molecular amines.

They are also suitable for printing nitrogen-containing fibres, for example wool, silk or mixed fabrics containing wool.

In order to improve the wet fastness properties it is advisable to subject the dyeings and prints thus obtained to a thorough rinsing with cold and hot water, if desired with the addition of an agent which has a dispersing action and promotes the diffusion of the unfixed components. In the examples which follow, the parts, unless otherwise stated, denote parts by weight, and the percentages denote percentages by Weight. The relationship of parts by weight to parts by volume is the same as that of the gram to the cubic centimetre.

EXAMPLE 1 489 parts of 1-amino-4-(4'-aminophenylamino)-anthraquinone-2,3'-disulphonic acid are introduced in portions into a mixture of 4210 parts of sulphuric acid monohydrate and 2200 parts of 24% oleum. The mixture is stirred for 20 hours at 50 C. and 10 hours at 60 C. and

poured into a mixture of ice and sodium chloride. The

56.9 parts of 1 amino-4-(4'-aminophenylamino)-anthraquinone-2,2',5'-trisulphonic acid (manufactured according to the data in Example 1) are dissolved in 800 parts of water and neutralised with sodium carbonate. The mixture is cooled to C. and a solution of 18.5 parts of cyanuryl chloride in 100 parts of acetone is added. The mixture is stirred for 2 hours at between 0 and 5 C. and is neutralised with a dilute sodium hydroxide solution. After adding 4 parts of disodium phosphate and 2 parts of monosodium phosphate, the dichlorotriazine dyestufi is salted out with sodium chloride, isolated by filtration and dried at 50 C. in vacuo. It dis- 6 solves in water to give a blue colour and dyes cellulose fibres brilliant blue shades.

When instead of cyanuryl chloride the corresponding amounts of 2,3-dichloroquinoxaline-6-carboxylic acid chloride or 2-chlorobenzthiazole-6-carboxylic acid chloride is used and condensation is carried out at about 20 C., dyestufis having similar properties are obtained.

When instead of cyanuryl chloride the corresponding amount of cyanuryl bromide is used, a dyestuif having similar properties is obtained.

EXAMPLE 3 A neutral solution of 17.3 parts of 1-aminobenzene-3- sulphonic acid is added to the solution of the dichlorotriazine dyestutf obtained according to Example 2. The mixture is stirred for 2 hours at 30 C. and is gradually neutralised with a dilute sodium hydroxide solution. After completion of the condensation, the dyestuff is salted out, filtered and dried. It dyes cotton fast blue shades.

When instead of 1-aminobenzene-3-sulphonic acid a corresponding amount of 1-aminobenzene-Z-sulphonic acid or -4-sulphonic acid, I-aminobenzene-Z-carboxylic acid or -3-carboxylic acid, aniline, p-toluidine, l-methyl- 2-aminobenzene-4-sulphonic acid, l-aminobenzene-Z-carboxylic acid-4-sulphonic acid, N-methylaniline, 1-amino naphthalene-4-sulphonic acid or -6-sulphonic acid is used, dyestuffs having similar properties are obtained.

EXAMPLE 4 56.9 parts of 1-amino-4-(4-aminophenylamino)-anthraquinone-2,2,5'-trisulphonic acid are dissolved in 800 parts of water and neutralised with sodium carbonate. 25 parts of 2,4 dichloro 6 (;8-ethoxyethoxy)-triazine are added at 30 C. and the mixture is stirred for 2 hours at between 30 and 40 C., the hydrochloric acid formed during the condensation being continuously neutralised with dilute sodium hydroxide solution. The dyestuff formed is then salted out, filtered and dried. It dyes cotton fast blue shades.

When a corresponding amount of 2methoxy-4,6-dichlorotriazine, Z-ethoxy 4,6 dichlorotriazine or 2-isopropoxy-4,6-dibromotriazine is used as the acylating agent, dyestuffs having similar properties are obtained.

EXAMPLE 5 50 parts of a 10% aqueous ammonia solution are added to the solution of the dichlorotriazine dyestufi obtained according to Example 2, and the mixture is condensed for 3 hours at 40 C. A dyestuff which dyes cotton fast blue shades is obtained.

When ethylamine, ethanolamine, diethanolamine, methoxyethylamine or morpholine are used instead of ammonia, dyestuffs having similar properties are obtained.

EXAMPLE 6 EXAMPLE 7 35 parts of 2-phenylamino-4,6-dichlorotriazine-3-sulphonic acid are added at 50 C. to a solution of 56.9 parts of l-amino 4 (4'-aminophenylamino)-anthraquinone-2,2',5'-trisulphonic acid in 800 parts of water which has been neutralised with sodium carbonate, and the mixture is stirred at 60 C. at a pH-value of 6 until the condensation is complete. The resulting dyestuif possesses the same properties as that of Example 3.

When 25 parts of tetrachloropyrimidine or 2,4,6-trichloropyrimidine or 4-methyl-2-methylsulphonyl-5,6dichloropyrimidine (or the corresponding amount of the bromine derivatives) are used as the acylating agent and the condensation carried out at about 90 C., dyestufis are obtained which also dye cotton blue shades.

EXAMPLE 8 A solution of 54.5 parts of the monoazo dyestutf from diazotised 2-naphthylamine-3,6,8-trisulphonic acid and 3- amino-l-ureidobenzene is added to a solution of the dichlorotriazine dyestufi obtained according to Example 2. The mixture is kept for about 6 hours at between 60 and 70 C. and at a pH-value of 6, until the condensation is complete. The resulting dyestuif is then salted out and filtered. The crude dyestutf solution can also be conveniently spray-dried. The resulting dyestutf dyes cellulose fibres olive shades.

EXAMPLE 9 14.06 parts of 1 amino 4-(4'-05,}3-dib1'0t11'0P1'0Pi0I1Y1- aminophenylamino)-anthraquinone-2,3'-disulphonic acid are introduced into a mixture of 84 parts of sulphuric acid monohydrate and 44 parts of 24% oleum and stirred for 6 hours at 40 to 50 C. and then for 44 hours at 59' to 61 C. The solution is poured into a mixture of ice and sodium chloride. The product which precipitates is filtered and washed with sodium chloride solution. The resulting filter cake is dissolved in Water and adjusted with sodium hydroxide solution to pH 7; the resulting trisulphonic acid dyestufi is precipitated by adding sodium chloride, filtered and dried. A blue powder is obtained.

EXAMPLE 10 56.9 parts of 1 amino- 4-(4'-aminophenylamino)-anthraquinone-2,2',5'-trisulphonic acid are dissolved in 1000 parts of Water and accurately neutralised with dilute sodium hydroxide solution. 50 parts of dibromopropionyl chloride are added dropwise to the solution during 2 hours at to C., the pH of the mixture being constantly maintained at between 7 and 7.5 by simultaneous addition of dilute sodium hydroxide solution. After completion of the acylation the dyestuif is precipitated by adding 50 parts of sodium chloride, filtered and washed with 10% sodium chloride solution. When dried, it is a blue powder which dissolves in water to give a deep blue colour and dyes wool, with the optional addition of an oleylamine-ethylene oxide addition product, pure blue shades. The dyeing has very good fastness properties.

When the dibromopropionyl derivative is dissolved in Water, adjusted to pH 12 with NaOH at 10 to 15 C. and stirred for about one hour to split off hydrogen bromide, a bromoacryl derivative of good solubility in water having the same shade and equally good fastness properties is obtained.

Dyeing instruction 10 g. of sodium hydroxide and 300 g. of sodium chloride, 6

squeezed to 75 liquid uptake, and steamed for 60 secends at to 101 C. They are then rinsed, soaped for quarter of an hour in a 0.3% solution of a non-ionic detergent at the boil, rinsed and dried.

A dyeing which is fixed so as to be fast to boiling is obtained. When a rayon fabric is used instead of a cotton fabric, a similar good result is obtained.

Printing instruction 2 parts of the dyestuff obtained according to Example 3 are mixed with 20 parts of urea, dissolved in 28 parts of water and stirred into 40 parts of a 5% sodium alginate thickener; 10 parts of a 10% sodium carbonate solution are then added.

A cotton fabric is printed with this printing paste on a roller printing machine, dried, and the resulting print is steamed for 8 minutes at 105 C. The printed fabric is then thoroughly rinsed in cold and hot water and dried.

Dyeing instruction 100 parts of wool knitting yarn are introduced at 50 to 80 C. into a dyebath which contains 10 parts of crystalline sodium sulphate, 6 parts of 40% acetic acid, 0.5 part of the addition product of oleylamine and ethylene oxide described below and 2 parts of the dyestuif described in Example 10, in 3000 parts of water. The bath is heated to the boil during half an hour and dyeing is then carried out for one hour at the boil. Thereafter the wool is rinsed and dried. A uniform blue dyeing is obtained.

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